Obituaries

Paul W. Ludwig

Paul W. Ludwig

Dec 18, 2014

Paul W. Ludwig, age 71 of Alliance, passed away at 3:10 p.m. Thursday December 18, 2014 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born December 27, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan to Heinz and Lois (Graff) Ludwig. A graduate of Lincoln High School in Philadelphia, PA, Paul was the Printing Department Supervisor/Plant Manager at Jaite Packaging for 20 years and Printing Department...

Dana Norman

Dana Norman

Dec 16, 2014

The morning of Tuesday, December 16, 2014, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Dana Norman, age 61, of Alliance, unexpectedly went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 8:54 a.m., at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born March 6, 1953, in Buckhannon, West Virginia, to Dempsey and Mary Kathern (Cutright) Norman. He was a retired truck driver and...

Mary Lou Milburn

Mary Lou Milburn

Dec 15, 2014

Mary Lou (Baker) Milburn, age 75, of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord at 2:50 p.m., Monday, December 15, 2014, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 25, 1939, in Alliance, Ohio, to Glen and Mary (Donohoe) Baker. Mary Lou was a 1957 graduate of Alliance High School. She was a member of the Alliance Baptist Temple...

Larry S. Caywood

Larry S. Caywood

Dec 15, 2014

Larry S. Caywood, age 60 of Alliance, passed away at 7:50 a.m., Monday, December 15, 2014, at Aultman Hospital. He was born September 20, 1954, in Bristol, Virginia, to Charles and Pearl (Talbot) Caywood. Larry attended Alliance High School and was formerly employed by d-CON in Alliance. He recently retired from Biery Cheese Company as a maintenance supervisor. He enjoyed...

Brenda K. Roar

Brenda K. Roar

Dec 13, 2014

Brenda K. Roar, age 58, of Alliance, passed away at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 13, 2014, at her home with her family by her side. She was born November 13, 1956, in Alliance, Ohio, to Stanley and Clara (Stevens) Roar and was a lifelong area resident. A 1975 graduate of Marlington High School, Brenda was employed as a machine operator...

Betty Jane Allen

Betty Jane Allen

Dec 11, 2014

Betty Jane Allen, age 85, of Alliance, passed away at 11 a.m., Thursday, December 11, 2014, at Altercare of Alliance. She was born July 21, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio, to Robert and Flossie (Evans) Allen and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Betty was a 1947 graduate of Alliance High School and employed as a bookkeeper with Hykon Manufacturing in Alliance...

Richard G. Evans

Richard G. Evans

Dec 11, 2014

Richard Gardner Evans, age 83, of Alliance, passed away at 12:51 a.m. Thursday, December 11, 2014, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center. He was born July 18, 1931, in Binghamton, New York, to Paul G.W. and Agnes (Newland) Evans. He was employed as a machinist at Morgan Engineering and a truck driver. Richard was a United States Army veteran of the...

Donna J. Lowers

Donna J. Lowers

Dec 11, 2014

Donna Jean (Derry) Lowers, age 72, of Sebring, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014, at Altercare of Alliance. She was born February 23, 1942, in Alliance to John and Violet (Ormiston) Derry. Donna was employed as a nurse's aide at various care facilities. Survivors include her long-time companion, Jim Lowers; daughter, Darla Benedict; son, Gary Lee Harris II; grandchildren, Joshua...

Dewey Syme

Dewey Syme

Dec 10, 2014

Alton Dewey Syme, age 79, of Alliance passed away at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at Altercare of Alliance. He was born November 4, 1935 in Wheeler, KY to Jesse and Lora (Detherage) Syme and lived most of his life in Alliance. A graduate of Alliance High School, Dewey retired as an instrument technician from B & W Research....

John M. "Jack" Guess

John M. "Jack" Guess

Dec 9, 2014

John M. "Jack" Guess passed away December 9, 2014 at 11:45 a.m. following a short illness. Jack was born in Akron, Ohio, to Mervin and Martha (Filby) Guess. He was a graduate of the University of Akron along with being an active member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. While at Akron U, he received his commission in the United...

Mary E. Doney

Mary E. Doney

Dec 7, 2014

Mary E. Doney, age 75, of Alliance, passed away at 7:15 a.m., Sunday, December 7, 2014, at Community Care Center. She was born July 19, 1939, in Philippi, West Virginia, to David and Mary Ruth (Howell) Reed. Mary attended Canton McKinley High School. She was formerly employed as a nurse's aid at Manor Care in North Canton. She was a...

Donald G. Lemaster

Donald G. Lemaster

Dec 7, 2014

Donald G. Lemaster, age 59, of Alliance, passed away December 7, 2014, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born November 21, 1955, in Alliance, Ohio, to William and Dewie (Lancaster) Lemaster and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Donald was a graduate of Alliance High School. He was employed as a machinist at PTC Alliance until his retirement. He was a...

Donald H. Aebi

Donald H. Aebi

Dec 6, 2014

Donald H. Aebi, age 87, of Alliance, beloved husband and father, passed away at 4:55 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 16, 1927 in Alliance, Ohio to Homer G. and Madge (Wehner) Aebi. A 1946 graduate of Alliance High School and later the Electronics Institute, Don retired from Aultman Hospital as Director of...

Ralph W. Freeman

Ralph W. Freeman

Dec 3, 2014

Ralph Winfield Freeman, age 60, of Alliance, passed away at 7:38 a.m., Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at his home. He was born September 24, 1954, in Salem, Ohio, to Ralph Sr. and Ann (Spigelski) Freeman and was a lifelong area resident. Ralph was a long-haul truck driver for Laugherty Transport. He also worked for American Aluminum, Ecodyne MRM, and Crane...

Lola M Longobardi

Lola M Longobardi

Dec 1, 2014

Lola Mae (Pierson) Longobardi, age 69, of Alliance, passed away at 1 a.m., Monday, December 1, 2014, at Altercare of Alliance. She was born April 12, 1945, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to Juanita (Pierson) Berry. Lola was a 1964 graduate of Alliance High School. She was formerly employed by Alliance Manufacturing and later retired as a manager at ABCD Taxi...

Lola M. Longobardi

Lola M. Longobardi

Dec 1, 2014

Lola Mae (Pierson) Longobardi, age 69, of Alliance, passed away at 1 a.m., Monday, December 1, 2014, at Altercare of Alliance. She was born April 12, 1945, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to Juanita (Pierson) Berry. Lola was a 1964 graduate of Alliance High School. She was formerly employed by Alliance Manufacturing and later retired as a manager at ABCD Taxi...

Charles H. Price

Charles H. Price

Dec 1, 2014

Charles H. Price, age 68, formerly of Alliance, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 at his home in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born October 11, 1946, in Alliance, Ohio, to Charles Franklin and Phyllis Jean (Pauli) Price. Charles was a graduate of Alliance High School. He was employed with General Electric for 30 years in Cincinnati and worked installing...

Richard "Dick" L. Post

Richard "Dick" L. Post

Nov 28, 2014

Richard "Dick" L. Post, age 92 of Alliance, passed away at 2:15 p.m. Friday, November 28, 2014, at Canterbury Villa. He was born July 12, 1922 in Washington, PA to Lester and Margeurite (O'Brian) Post. He was a graduate of Alliance High School and employed as a carpet layer for more than 40 years. A member of the Conrad Masonic...

Velma Hastings

Velma Hastings

Nov 25, 2014

Velma Hastings of Alliance, formerly of Marlboro, died Tuesday. She was 100. Daughter of the late Arthur and Rosa (Ruff) Wickersham, she was born May 27, 1914 in East Rochester, Columbiana County. She and her husband, the late James Hastings, resided in Marlboro after their October 1, 1934 wedding until his death in 1987. She was active in the Marlboro...

Bert J. Pederzol

Bert J. Pederzol

Nov 24, 2014

Bert Joseph Pederzol, age 95, of Alliance passed away at 8:10 a.m., Monday, November 24, 2014, at Canterbury Villa. He was born December 12, 1918, in Alliance, Ohio, to Bert J. and Mary (Radicchio) Pederzol and was a lifelong resident. Bert was a 1938 graduate of Alliance High School and was a machinist for T&W Forge for 43 years, retiring...